free ssl slackware

[apachenut]

I want to add ssl so i can use https:// from a webbrowser. I dont want to pay for it since only i and a few friends will use it. I am running a slackware server i want to put this on and the docs i found arnt compatable with slackware. I have apache already installed and the mod_ssl already uncommented. when i try using https:// it tells me im going into a secure connection but dosnt connect to anything. could it be that im all configured but dont have anything in the right place? i have openssl. thankyou apachenut

[JohnT]

M/B this is what you want......HERE (http://www.modssl.org/)

[bathory]

You must have openssl installed to create the certificates needed to run a secure webserver. Check to see if it's installed and then follow this (http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/security/lib-proxy/howto/ssleay/apache.html) link, or do a Google search to find more related pages.

Good luck.

[j79zlr]

You also need to forward port 443 for secure connections.

[apachenut]

not disrespectuflly:

well seeing as i said "I have openssl" in my first post i guess you didnt read all of it.

For the person who suggested mod_ssl it comes installed with slackware. and I also said that i have it installed and uncommented thanks for the thought

for the last person I am at this time testing it inside my network and have the http:// port forwarded and would have forwarded the ssl https:// port.

If anyone else can help me thankyou very much

[bathory]

Then since you're OK with software requirements, you can use this guide: http://www.devshed.com/c/a/Administration/The-Soothingly-Seamless-Setup-of-Virtual-Hosts-and-Certificates/

Follow the steps to create your own CA (Certificate Authority)
Attn: When it asks for commonname, you must enter the hostname of your Apache box

[JohnT]

For the person who suggested mod_ssl it comes installed with slackware. and I also said that i have it installed and uncommented thanks for the thought H-m-m-m....I thought you might have been looking for documentation (http://www.modssl.org/docs/2.8/ssl_faq.html), but I guess I was wrong. Sorry. :p